Month: October 2023

The first and second place Six-Year-Old and Older Cows, owned by Vierra Dairy Farms of Hilmar, Calif., went on to win Senior and Reserve Senior Champion and Grand and Reserve Grand Champion. Stoney Point Joel [Read More …]

Roz Rocks the International Ayrshire Show

Heineman Reagan Roz, owned by Angela Fuller of Attica, N.Y., was named Grand Champion of the International Ayrshire Show after winning the Four-Year-Old Class and Senior Champion. She is the recipient of the Allen Hetts [Read More …]

It’s a Win for Wishful Thinking at the International Junior Ayrshire Show

Toppglen Wishful Thinking-ET, the winning Lifetime Component Merit Cow, was named Senior and Grand Champion of the International Junior Ayrshire Show on Tuesday, October 3. She is owned by Tanner, Brennan, Marissa & Logan Topp [Read More …]

Water Monitoring Systems for Livestock

Introduction An essential daily task of livestock producers is ensuring that animals have access to water. This often requires frequent checking of water tanks to make sure they are free of ice and filling properly. [Read More …]

7 Energy Boosting Nutrients One Drink

There are few beverages that are as versatile and nutrient-packed as this one, but sometimes it gets overlooked for “newer” drinks that don’t really offer the same nutritional value. Not only does this drink support bone [Read More …]

Tour Calf Facilities, Learn from Peers at PDPW Calf Care Connection Workshops

Three repeating programs set for Oct. 17, 18, 19, with workshops, tours There is no “one size fits all” approach to successfully raising dairy calves. Each farm must adapt the latest research, management practices and [Read More …]

DHIA

Speaking proposals sought for 2024 Stakeholders Summit

2024 Summit theme announced; 2023 Summit recordings publicly available Today, the Animal Agriculture Alliance announced the theme of its 2024 Stakeholders Summit: “Ready, Set, Solve! Advancing Animal Agriculture.” The 2024 Summit is set for May 8-9 in Kansas City, [Read More …]

September ‘Protecting Your Profits’ Recording Now Available With Dairy Market Updates

Watch or Listen Back to Hear Dairy Market Updates From September 2023 The Center for Dairy Excellence has published its monthly “Protecting Your Profits” discussion with updates about the September 2023 milk marketplace. The Center’s [Read More …]

Pickleball Is Coming to Dairy Forum 2024!

Grab your paddles and join us on Sunday morning, Jan. 21st, from 8:00-11:00 a.m. for the first annual Dairy Forum Pickleball Tournament at the JW Marriott Phoenix Desert Ridge Resort’s championship pickleball courts to benefit [Read More …]

DeLaval adds to its robotic milking offering in the U.S.

American dairy producers interested in optimizing reproduction management technology with robotic milking can opt for the latest addition to the VMS™ product line, the DeLaval VMS™ milking system V310. Featuring DeLaval RePro™, the V310 is [Read More …]

Food Safety Culture – What Is It and Where Do I Begin? Webinar

October 10 | 12:00 pm MST | Online Webinar In 2019, the New Era for Smarter Food Safety identified Food Safety Culture as an important way to ensure food safety and the prevention of foodborne [Read More …]

FMMO Hearing Shows Strength of Co-ops

USDA Federal Milk Marketing Order hearing in Carmel, IN, is providing the dairy industry with mountains of valuable information and insight that goes well beyond facts and figures. The hearing isn’t only about shaping milk [Read More …]

Socially Raised Calves: Group Housing

Discuss group housing of dairy calves during this informative virtual event. October 12, 2023 12:00 PM-1:00 PM ET Registration deadline: October 11, 2023 Raising healthy calves is a crucial aspect of any dairy operation. The facilities that [Read More …]

Dairy Youth Show Off Skills at 2023 WDE Youth Showmanship Contest

World Dairy Expo® welcomed 345 competitors to the colored shavings for the Youth Showmanship Contest on Saturday, September 30, and youth from Wisconsin rose to the top in the Junior, Intermediate and Senior Divisions. Jennifer Charlton [Read More …]

Minnesota Rises to the Top in the National 4-H Dairy Cattle Judging Contest

Minnesota took the top honors in the 101st National 4-H Dairy Cattle Judging Contest at World Dairy Expo®. The Minnesota team members Calvin Benrud, Natalie Clemenson, Evelyn Scheffler and Caryn Miklas were coached by Tony Scheffler, [Read More …]

Kaskaskia College Sweeps the International Post-Secondary Dairy Cattle Judging Contest

It was a clean sweep for Kaskaskia College as they secured the Overall Team, Overall Reasons Team, High Individual and High Individual Reasons honors in the 33rd International Post-Secondary Dairy Cattle Judging Contest. The team consisted [Read More …]

University of Minnesota Tops National Intercollegiate Dairy Cattle Judging Contest

University of Minnesota finished first among 19 schools in the 102nd National Intercollegiate Dairy Cattle Judging Contest on Sunday, October 1, 2023, at World Dairy Expo®. The team finished with a score of 2,545 and added [Read More …]

Federal Milk Marketing Order Hearing Report — Week Six

When I tuned in to the hearing at 5 a.m. Pacific time on Monday morning, I heard a different voice come through my earbuds. Judge Jill Clifton, who had presided over the California FMMO hearing [Read More …]

October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month in Wisconsin

In observation of Governor Evers’ proclamation recognizing October 2023 as Cybersecurity Awareness Month in Wisconsin, DATCP is partnering with the Wisconsin Department of Administration (DOA) and Wisconsin Emergency Management (WEM) to share educational materials about [Read More …]

3rd LifeStart Calf Symposium Will Spotlight Holistic Approach to Nurturing Tomorrow’s Herds

Trouw Nutrition, the livestock feed business of Nutreco, and the University of Nottingham School of Veterinary Medicine and Science are convening scientists, producers, nutritionists and veterinarians from around the globe to share emerging research and [Read More …]

Senior Female Tops the World Dairy Expo Youth Fitting Contest

Youth across North America participated in the 2023 World Dairy Expo® Youth Fitting Contest on Saturday, September 30 at the Alliant Energy Center. There were 43 participants registered, representing 10 U.S. states and two Canadian provinces. Contestants, ages [Read More …]

Three Upcoming Dairy Internship Opportunities

Share With a Student You Know! As we welcome the fall season, there are three upcoming internships for college students who are pursuing careers in dairy and looking to gain real-world experience. Whether they want to enhance [Read More …]

Three Levels of Training Provided in PDPW Financial Literacy for Dairy

Leading Financial Experts Facilitate Program Tailored to Dairy Industry Dairy producers, veterinarians, nutritionists and other agribusiness professionals will take their understanding of financials to the next level with the 2023-24 sessions of PDPW Financial Literacy [Read More …]

Grant Funding Available to Help PA Dairy Farms Form Advisory Teams

October 3, 2023 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The Center’s On-Farm Team Program Is Now Open The Center for Dairy Excellence is now accepting applications for the On-Farm Team Grant Program for the 2023-24 year. Dairy producers who are looking to improve profitability, [Read More …]

Blakely Named the Best of the International Junior Guernsey Show

Grand Champion of the International Junior Guernsey Show goes to the Intermediate Champion and first place Junior Two-Year-Old Cow, Hickman Valleys S Blakely, owned by Brittany Taylor, Grace Schuler, and Laylaa Schuler of Platteville, Wis. [Read More …]

Uno is Number One at the International Guernsey Show

October 3, 2023 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Springhill Kojack Uno-ETV, the winning Six-Year-Old & Older Cow, is the Grand Champion and Senior Champion of the International Guernsey Show at World Dairy Expo. She received the Allen Hetts Grand Champion Trophy and the [Read More …]

Dairy Margin Coverage Program Provides Critical Support for Dairy Operations

The August milk margin triggered the eighth consecutive payment for dairy producers who obtained Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) for the 2023 program year. August’s income over feed margin is $6.46 per hundredweight (cwt.) with projected DMC payments totaling [Read More …]

PA Dairy Farmer Gives Honest Look at Gaining Confidence with Finances When Markets Are Tight

Todd Benedict of Sunset Dairy in Warren County, Pennsylvania is no stranger to adversity. After losing his entire farm and 110 cows to a fire in 2011, he found a way to rebuild so he [Read More …]

DATCP to Host International Exporters and Importers at 2023 World Dairy Expo

The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP), in collaboration with Livestock Exporters Association (LEA) will host two workshops during World Dairy Expo for international exporters and importers.The United States is recognized around [Read More …]

Energy Conservation, Harvest Health and Fresh Cow Management